I wanted to try resawing a board to start a project (It's just a small board to begin with). The board ended up a little thinner than I expected but I somehow managed to do it!
For about 1/4" thickness of wood, I feel comfortable cutting a dovetail but I tend to over-run a marking knife. One part, not just over-run but I even left a knife mark on where I didn't want to. This one is just a shop storage but I have to be careful.
I also get to like making a box but I know my boxes are very basic/simple so I have to learn more about how to do fancy details. It'll be a long way but I think I can enjoy.
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It was roughly 3/4" x 5" x 14".
I rip the board first to resaw it.
As the board was 9/32" thickness after resawing, the joints weren't difficult to cut.
Since the lid is just sitting on top of the box ( I cut the edge of the lid and the box 45degrees to fit in), I ended up using a bento box band to keep the lid to store.
Nicely done, and great idea. Just got done watching the video. I will say, it's funny you just made this box this way... I actually have one I just finished up last night. I made it in a somewhat similar way (resawn board and partially mitered) lol
About the video, for the intro/outro, I used the same camera as I usually take photos of my products, which is an old mirrorless camera (not sure what it is). For other scenes, I use my iPhone, which is the 2nd hand from my wife. Â
Mos, thank you for watching the video! It was actually a practice to improve my overall woodworking skills. I just found making something from resawing is kind of satisfying!! Looking forward to seeing your box soon! Â Dave, thank you! I just mentioned your name in the response to Eric. Whenever I make an organizing storage, your name stuck in my head, haha:)Â
Thanks, YRTi! It’s a good way to build skills, too! Glad to see you resawing, which is a good way of making your materials go farther, as well as enabling you to work smaller. And if I’ve inspired you, that makes me happy.
